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A mighty tree's final fall in Cotuit

11/24/08 · 5:24 pm :: posted by Paul     

Rifkin and other residents weep for the willow

On August 25, 2008, a fierce nor'easter tried to topple the mighty weeping willow tree that has adorned the corner of School and Main Street (the very center of the village) for over a century. 

After the storm, that evening, things didn't look good:

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But at first light, August 26, 2008, it was evident that the robust willow wasn't going down that easily:

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But alas, on November 24, 2008, man accomplished what nature could not.  The tree was on the property of Archi-Tech Associates, Inc., at 6 School Street.  In spite of precautionary bracing and extensive limb pruning there were instances of branches breaking off and landing in the street, on vehicles or on the building.

The owners of Archi-Tech decided that safety concerns outweighed the aesthetics of the village landscape and natural history.

And so...

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There was no turning back...

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And now, Rifkin and many other Cotuit residents weep for the fallen willow.

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11/25/08 @ 7:54 am
Buzz [Member] writes:

When I was young and innocence was fresh
I played under an old weeping willow.
I don’t know why it has such a sad name.
I had so much joy
hidden away in that fantasy land
dreaming and imagining under that tree
of my future and happiness and love.

Then life came along and I wasted
so much time weeping like that willow
that I almost forgot the times I played
and just knew my prince charming would come along.

What took you so long?

Nan C.
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11/25/08 @ 11:18 am
somebunny [Visitor] writes:
very nice Buzz. kind of made me want to grab the tissue box.
11/25/08 @ 12:53 pm
possee [Member] writes:
Buzz

You do have a sentimental side..

All those who question usually do neath their scrappy surface facing the world..

One question, though..
Who is your prince charming?

possee
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11/25/08 @ 5:12 pm
Buzz [Member] writes:
Thanks guys, it was "Nan C's" not mine. It's funny how one single tree can change the texture of the neighborhood.
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rifkin136_168Paul Rifkin was born 66 years ago and not a day too soon. Socialist Jewish blood flows through his arteries and veins - his  capillaries are getting clogged with the righteous indignation directed toward our fellow citizen's  complicity with the immorality of our government.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., first kiss at the age of 14 at Pottstown (PA)  Community Camp, U.S. Army (1960-1962) honorably discharged but barely, graduated from  George Washington University (1965), San Francisco hippie (1965-1972), Zen  Buddhist monk (1972-1974), world traveler, hedonist and womanizer (1974-1979), ran Boston Marathon (1982) but barely, settled down with Ellen Mycock (1988) and stopped womanizing, co-owner of Moonakis Cafe in Waquoit, Falmouth (1989-present), photographer (1948-present),  professional videographer (1994-present) peace activist (seemingly forever), hot-tempered but  good-hearted (from birth).

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